My Age of Investment

   Chapter 821 Another Surprise

  When the news of the signing of the cooperation between Fuxing Mobile and Fleison was announced, it quickly caused a heated discussion in the United States.

  The executives of local technology companies such as Motorola and Palm are still the same, but they jumped out and ridiculed a few words.

  "I don’t know how Darren Xia persuaded Mr. Seidenberg that even if the revival of mobile phones solves the problem of sales channels, if you want to truly succeed in the United States, you have to conquer consumers.

  The price is 499 US dollars and 599 US dollars, which is the price of the world's highest-end mobile phone.

  Fuxing Mobile launched its first mobile phone, and even the first product is aimed at such a high-end market. I really don’t know if it is courageous or overly optimistic..."

  "The price of the iPhone is so high. At any rate, it is supported by Apple's 30-year consumer electronics brand heritage. What is there to revive the mobile phone? It is backed by four thousand years of civilization?"

  ...

  Apple and Fuxing mobile phones have broken into the mobile phone market like two aliens.

  Sometimes ago, the mobile phone industry peers all focused on attacking Apple, because Apple and ATT have already reached a cooperation, which is obviously well prepared.

  The revival of mobile phones, in their eyes, is not as threatening as Apple.

  But now that Fuxing Mobile has opened up sales channels, it is clear that cars and horses are going to do a great job in the United States.

  How can executives of major mobile phone companies bear this? One after another, the firepower has been transferred from Apple to Fuxing mobile phones.

  Xia Jingxing naturally didn't bother to pay attention to the barking of these dogs, and they would cry after a while.

  At the same time, Apple also noticed the revival of mobile phones.

  The newly appointed CEO, Cook, as a fan of smart phones, not only did not look down on the revival of mobile phones, but regarded the company as a major enemy.

  Cook, while urging various departments to speed up the work progress, began to deal with the patent lawsuit with the revival of mobile phones.

  At present, the patent lawsuit between Fuxing Mobile and Apple has entered a new stage.

  In the territory of the rabbit country, the relevant departments have already accepted the lawsuit, and the court will be held in the near future.

On the Eagle Country side, the lawsuit is still dragging on, but it won’t last long. Sooner or later, the court will be held.

  The only benefit to Apple is that in the United States, it usually takes two or even three years from patent application to certification.

  In other words, many patents of Fuxing mobile phones are still pending and have not been certified by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

  On this basis, Fuxing Mobile cannot completely nail Apple.

  And some patents may not be able to apply, such as multi-touch.

  As early as twenty years ago, there was already an application for a multi-touch patent.

  Fuxing mobile phone only applies for multi-touch performance, not decisive technical functions.

  In the past, Apple won some patents for multi-touch. It also initiated patent lawsuits against several manufacturers that launched smartphones. The result was a win or a loss.

Elan Elan of Bay Bay won the patent lawsuit. Apple compensated the company for 5 million U.S. dollars. At the same time, the two companies cross-licensed two patents to stop the patent litigation.

  Elan is an IC design company specializing in integrated circuit and touch module solutions. In 1998, it applied for a patent called "detecting one or more fingers on the touch panel".

  This is the first time that touch screens have been used on mobile phones, but before the revival of mobile phones and Apple phones, some touch screen devices have come out, so it is difficult for a company to take all the patents of touch screens.

  If you can't eat all the patents, the sued company can find ways to counterclaim, and finally reach a settlement with each other and cross-authorize each other's patents.

  In the past, Apple tried to use a number of core smartphone patents to stifle the fate of other smartphone manufacturers, but found that it couldn’t help.

  Because there are too many various patents in various regions around the world, many consumer electronics brands have long formed a patent situation in which you have me and I have your patents.

  Therefore, patents can only be used as a defensive method to prevent being threatened by other patent hooligans. If you want to take the initiative to attack, the built patent wall must be thick enough.

  In short, it is difficult for Fuxing Mobile to get rid of Apple through a lawsuit in the United States.

  But in China, Fuxing mobile phone has been granted a number of patents.

  Cook has consulted professionals, and it is almost impossible for Apple to win the lawsuit in China.

  It is not just the reason why Fuxing Mobile has applied for many patents in China. The words of former CEO Jobs deeply offended 1.3 billion people.

  There are only two choices before Apple, either lose the lawsuit and lose money, or prevent the disputed product iPhone from entering the Chinese market. There is no third way to go.

  Cook was a little bit undecided, and decided to wait and see.

  ……

  ……

  Time comes to the end of December.

  Silicon Valley.

  In the Tesla campus.

  "The gearbox problem has been solved, and the certification test of the Ministry of Transport has passed. What should I do if it can be delivered?"

  In the conference room on the second floor, Antonio, a partner of Value Equity Capital, shouted loudly, his sharp eyes wished to devour Eberhard and Tarpening who were sitting across from him.

  Eberhard and Tarpening lowered their heads with ashamed faces and did not speak.

  Compass, SDL, Waterfall Investment, Bezos Ventures, Defengjie and other shareholder representatives looked solemn.

  Xia Jingxing and another founder of Android and Ricky, who is also the head of Vision Capital's US VC Fund, sat next to each other. They watched their noses and noses, and were motionless, as if they had not heard the outside world.

  Antonio vented his negative emotions, and his anger disappeared.

  He turned his head to look at Xia Jingxing, calmed down his tone and said, "Dalun, you are the chairman and a major shareholder. Come on, how can this be resolved?"

   Hearing this, Eberhard and Tarpening raised their heads to look at Xia Jingxing, with a hint of hope in their eyes.

  Xia Jingxing looked at the two with complicated eyes, and sighed, "Hey, can't the cost be lowered?"

"It can't be reduced, because the switch to a single-speed gearbox has led to a significant increase in costs. A car requires at least $120,000 in manufacturing costs. If sales can be increased several times, it may be able to reduce the cost to less than $100,000." Ning replied with a very helpless expression.

   Hearing Tarpenin’s words, Antonio exploded again, “It also increased sales several times, do you still think you haven’t paid enough?”

Antonio’s repeated madness has also angered the stubborn Eberhard, who said coldly: “We call shareholders to negotiate and solve problems, not to vent their emotions, Mr. Antonio, I hope you can Calm down."

   "Are you ashamed to tell me to calm down?"

Antonio stood up like a wild beast, and pointed at Eberhard and said: "You said, how much money did you spend in the company to build this broken car? How much investment did you spend? How much do people trust in you?"

   Eberhard replied without showing weakness: "I repeat, Roadster is not a broken car. If it is a broken car, what are you? A broken investor?"

   "Fak squid! You idiot, son of a bitch... I shouldn't have invested in the bottomless pit of Tesla."

  Antonio has red eyes and his chest is constantly rising and falling. When he thinks that the nearly 20 million dollars he invested will be completely wiped out, he feels pain in his liver and even kills Eberhard.

  Value equity capital is not a big venture capital institution, and they cannot afford such a large loss.

  "You decided to invest yourself, and we did not force you."

  Hearing Eberhard's words, the rest of the shareholders couldn't help frowning.

  From their standpoint, they actually understand Antonio.

  Because Tesla is too capable of tossing, I will surprise them once in a while.

  If you are an investor with a bad heart, I am afraid you will have to go to the ICU and lie down.

  (End of this chapter)